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T. HILL.

DUMPING WAGON.

No. 357,884. Patented Feb. 8, 1887.

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UNTTEE STATES PATENT @EETEE.

THOMAS HILL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,384, dated February 8, 1887.

Application filed June 23, 1886. Serial No. 206.006. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, THOMAS HILL, of J ersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dumping \Vagons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construction, substantially as hereinafter described, of the frame which carries the tilting or dumping body of the cart or wagon, and in a combination, with the frame, of a single bearingblock on each side of the frame, both for the axle of oscillation or rocking trunnions of the wagon-body and for the studs, which, in conjunction with said trunnions, suppoi t the body in the position it should occupy when not tilted for dumping. By my improved construction labor is economized and increased strength and lightness are secured for the frame, and the number of bolts or fastenings for holding the bearing-blocks to their places -is diminished.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this spccification,in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a side view of the main frame of a dumping-wagon with the tilting body and means connecting it with the frame, all in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is .a rear end elevation thereof.

A is the main frame, made of a single piece of angle-iron having either single or double angles, but preferably double ones, as shownthat is, with both upper and lower flanges. This frame is of U shape in direction of its length, so as to receive Within its sides and one end the sides and front of the wagon-body B, but is left open at its opposite end for the rear portion of the dumping-body to work through when said body is being tilted to dump or is being readjusted to its normal position. Such continuous angle-iron frame-A, which is bent into U Shape, preferably with the hollow side of its angular form innermost, not only possesses great strength combined with lightness, but, as compared with a frame made, for instance, of separate pieces of angle-iron, saves the labor of fitting separate parts together and does away with all liability to dismemberment consequent upon rough usage, &c.

The axle of oscillation [or the tilting body B is formed of trunnions b b, united with said body by a strap, 0, extending up the sides and across the bottom of the body B and se cured thereto by bolts or rivets. These side trunnions, b b, are fitted to work in covered journal-bearings d, made in extended bearingblocks 0, secured by bolts e or other suitable fastenings on top of the side portions of the continuous frame A. Said trunnions b b are at such a distance from the rear end ofthe wagon-body B as that the body will have an excess of weight in front of them, whereby the body, when not purposely tilted to dump, will have a tendency to shut down in front. It is arrested in this Self-adjusting action and held in a proper receiving or loading position by a,stud,f, on each side of the body B in front of the axle of oscillation or trunnions 1), coming down and entering within a housing, 9, made in or on each bearing-block Oand forming part of it. A strap, h, secured tothe sides and bottom of the body B, similar to the strap a, unites said studsf and serves to stiffen the body.

By using a single bearing-block O on each side of the main frame A sufficiently long to take in both the covered bearing d and housing 9 not only will a less number of bolts or fasteniugs e be necessary than if separate blocks were used for each covered bearing and housing, thus saving labor and expense in fitting, but the extended bearingblocks G will act as a continuous re-enforce throughout a considerable portion of the length of the main frame A, thereby strengthening the latter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dumping cart or wagon, the main frame constructed of angle-iron. in one piece with two sides and one end, and adapted to inclose the body of the wagon within it, sub stantially as shown and described.

2. In a dumping cart or wagon, the combination,with the main frame A, of the extended bearing-blocks and re-enf0rcen1ents 0, coning journal-bearings (Z and housings 9, substructed with journal-bearings b and housings stantially as shown and described. g, essentially as specified.

3. The combination of the dumping-body THOMAS HILL 5 B of the wagon, provided with side trunnions, Witnesses:

I), and side studs, f, the main frame A, and G. SEDGWICK, the bearing-blocks andre-enforeements O,hav- JAS. M. HENLEY. 

